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RESERVOIR FOR BURNING FLUIDS; No. 269,507. Patented Dec-.26; 1882.

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r UNrran STATES PAT-ear @rrrcao WILLIAM A. BEST, OF CANTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR- OF ONE-HALF TO MARTIN L. BEST AND LEVI L. MILLER, Oil SAME PLACE.

RESERVOIR FOR BURNING-FLUIDS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,507, dated December 26, 1882, H

Application filed November 10, 1882. (No model.)

10 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. BEs'I, a citizen of the United States, residing at (Janton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio,

- 5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reservoirs for Burning-Fluids; and

I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making'a part of this specification, and t the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my invention; Fig. 2, a detail view of the stationary tube. and disk; Fig. 3, aside elevation 1 of a street-lamp with my invention applied, 'and Fig. 4 a similar view with the reservoir removed.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in reservoirs or tanks for 2'0 holding and supplying oil, gasoline, or other burning-fluids to lamps, street-lanteri'ls, vaporstoves, tinners fire-pots, and other likedevices; and it consists in providing such a reservoir ortank upon its interior with a siphon for the g5 purpose of feeding the fluid to the burner, said reservoir being adapted to fit and rest upon a stationary tube and disk attached to the service pipe of the lamp, stove, or other like device, as will be hereinafter described, the ob- 0 ject of this present invention being to provide a reservoir for the purpose above mentioned that may be readily removed, when empty, from the device upon which it is being used and a filled one substituted, thereby saving time and 3 preventing danger from explosions caused by the careless filling of reservoirs while the flame is still burning; also, by the peculiar means employed for feeding the fluid tothe burner, I do away with the use of the'valve or 40 screw common to this class of devices, thereby preventing leakage and spilling of the fluid incident thereto unless such valves or screws are extremely perfect in their working, while from the simplicity of the several parts of my in- 5 vention it isimpossible for the fluid to spill or leak, as the said fluid cannot escape from the reservoir until it is placed in position for use, and at the same time the fluid is prevented from evaporation and from water or otherim- 5o puritiesenteringsaid reservoir, especially when exposed to the weather, and the flow of said fluid tovthe burner is free and uninterrupted, thusinsuring a clear and steady flame. These objects I attain by'the construction substantially as shown'in theaccompai'iyiug-drawings A and hereinafter described.

In the drawings, A represents the reservoir or tank, provided with a hollow cylinder, B,- fastened to the bottom thereof and extending nearly to its top, to receive the stationary tube O, fitted to a disk, D, which is in turn perinanently fitted, by means of a coupling, a, to the service-pipe]; of a lamp, lantern, or other similar device, to admit said reservoir being readily removed, when empty, and afilled one substituted.

In order to draw the oil, gasoline, or other burning-fluid from the bottom of the reservoir and carry it to the service-pipe b, and thence to the burner, I use a siphon, .E, constructed in the following manner, viz: A pipe, 0, extends up the center of the hollow cylinder B and out through its closed top, said cylinder being thus closed to prevent the fluid from splashing out of the reservoir. This pipe 0 now makes a bend at (I, and extends down into the reservoir nearly to its bottom, and makes another bend, c, said bend having an opening, f, through which the fiuidis drawn. To the siphon, at this bend e, is connected a pipe, g, somewhat larger than the one composing said siphon, which extends up through the top of the reservoir into what I term a charger, F. The reservoir, having been filled with the fluid through the usual screwcapped opening, G, and being needed for immediate use, is turned upside down, thereby allowing the fluid to enter the charger through the tube h, which extends nearly to the top of said charger to preventthe fluid from running 0 back. The reservoir is now turned right side up, and the oil in the charger escapes down' through the pipe 9, forcing the air out of the siphon and creating a suction which draws the oil up from the bottom of said reservoir through 5 the openingfinto the pipe 0 and down into the'service-pip'e b, the hollow cylinder B having been placed upon the stationary tube C,

with the reservoir resting upon the disk D. From the bottom of the reservoir extends a I00 tube, 5, into the charger E a sufficient distance to prevent the fluid from entering and escaping through it, the purpose thereof being to supply air to said charger and reservoir, the cap of the-opening G being kept tightly closed after the reservoir is filled.

It will be seen from the above description that I do away with the use of a valve or screw to hold the oil in the reservpir and control its flow, such means having been found undesirable from their liability to leak unless extremely perfect in their workings. Also, it is impossible for the fluid to shake out, as the opening in the top of the reservoir is kept tightly closed, and the siphon will not start to flow the oil until said reservoir is turned upside down and back again, and when the same is placed on the lantern, stove, or other device there is little chance for evaporation to take place or any water or other impurities to enter therein, as is the case with the reservoirs now in use, especially when they are exposed to rain and storms, nor are there any parts to become clogged and filled up with dust and dirt; and by having the reservoir removable one can be tilled while the other is in use, this being of great advantage when used in connection with street lamps or burners for lighting buildings, &c., thereby preventing explosions by ignition of the fluid when the reservoir is carelessly refilled while the flame is still burning; and trom the simplicity oftheseveral parts this reservoir may be as cheaply manufactured as those now in common use, there being no valves or screws to require careful fitting to insure their effective working.

Having now fully described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and. desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A fluid reservoir or tank provided with a charging-chamber and a siphonic feeding attachmeut, operating in connection with each oth r substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a fluid reservoir or tank, the combination, with a central tube or cylinder thereof, of a siphon extending down into said tube, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. The combination, with a tube provided with a disk or support and means for attachment to a lamp or other heating or illuminate ing device, of afluid reservoiror tank provided with a siphonic feeding attachment, said reservoir or tank being removably, connected to the disk or support, substantially as and for the purpose described. 7

4. The con'ibination, with a fluid reservoir or tank havinga hollow cylinder extending from its bottom a suitable distance upward, and closed at its top, of a tube permanently attached to the. service-pipe of a lamp, stove, or

other like article, and adapted to fitin the bore.

of said cylinder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The fluid reservoir or tank provided with the hollow cylinder extending up its center, and the siphon for feeding the fluid to the burner, in combination with a charging-chamber constructed substantially as described, and the air-tube extending trom the bottom of the reservoir up into the said charger, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. The reservoir A, provided with the hollow cylinder B, charger F, screw-capped opening Gr, air-tube '6, siphon E, and pipe g, constructed as described, in combination with the tube 0 and disk D, permanently attached to the servicepipe of a lamp, stove, or other like article by a suitable coupling, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. B EST.

Witnesses:

ABNER MCKINLEY, M. L. BEST. 

